I've just come back from Argentinean Patagonia - what a trip! It's a long bus ride to the end of the world, but we made it all the way there, from the mountain city of Cordoba in the north to Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego. To write about everything that happened would be tedious and boring, so instead I'll write about some highlights and funny/interesting things that happened.
Beginning with the whales.
Our first major excursion was to Peninsula Valdez, outside of the town Puerto Madryn. I wasn't expecting much, maybe a couple hours on a boat interspersed with one or two shouts of "WHALE!" five hundred yards away. Instead, we got whales about five yards away.
Up close you can appreciate just how big and powerful these animals are. In the pictures, the tail seems flimsy and flexible, but watching it slap down on the water it looked a lot more like a VERY strong muscle. Their skin is perfectly smooth except around the blowhole, and spotted white, black and gray.
I'm not sure how many whales we actually saw, but there were two that seemed to especially like us - a mother and calf. The younger whale kept doing flips, showing off its fins, while the mother drifted a little too casually next to the boat.
A fun day for everyone - including the breaching baby whale.
Beginning with the whales.
Our first major excursion was to Peninsula Valdez, outside of the town Puerto Madryn. I wasn't expecting much, maybe a couple hours on a boat interspersed with one or two shouts of "WHALE!" five hundred yards away. Instead, we got whales about five yards away.
Up close you can appreciate just how big and powerful these animals are. In the pictures, the tail seems flimsy and flexible, but watching it slap down on the water it looked a lot more like a VERY strong muscle. Their skin is perfectly smooth except around the blowhole, and spotted white, black and gray.
I'm not sure how many whales we actually saw, but there were two that seemed to especially like us - a mother and calf. The younger whale kept doing flips, showing off its fins, while the mother drifted a little too casually next to the boat.
A fun day for everyone - including the breaching baby whale.
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that's a good picture bdog
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